CFTC to Host Cryptocurrency CEO Forum to Discuss Digital Asset Market Pilot Program

On December 11, 21Shares rolled out its XRP ETF—ticker symbol TOXR—on the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE).

On December 11, Binance Futures confirmed via its official website that it has added support for perpetual contracts tied to traditional asset XAU (spot gold). A prior announcement noted that Binance today launched its "TradFi Perps"—perpetual contracts for traditional assets. The core difference between TradFi Perps and U-based perpetual contracts centers on the trading hours of their underlying assets: - Cryptocurrencies trade 24/7, but traditional assets like XAU typically follow a 24/5 schedule with one hour of daily maintenance. - These traditional assets are also subject to both scheduled and unscheduled market closures.

On December 11, Solana announced that Animoca Brands is partnering with Republic to tokenize its equity on the Solana blockchain.

On December 11, OKX released historical performance data for its FlashEarn product across Periods 1 through 10. Notably, the 10th Period’s NIGHT event stood out: OKB’s average annualized yield hit 180.01%, while USDT’s averaged 44.36%. Other assets like BTC, ETH, and ADA also delivered notable returns in certain periods—ADA reached a 234.68% average annualized yield in the 10th Period. Looking at the five events from Periods 6 to 10 (NIGHT, SEI, 2Z, ALLO, MMT), OKB’s annualized yields fluctuated between 6.84% and 180.01%, while USDT’s ranged from 4.74% to 44.36%. In the earlier Periods 1 to 5 (BARD, XPL, PENGU, YB, MET), OKB and USDT maintained stable performance, with BTC posting returns of over 16% in some periods. OKX emphasized that the above historical annualized figures are for reference only and do not constitute investment advice. By subscribing to FlashEarn products, users can earn both basic yield rewards and new coin airdrops, achieving dual value appreciation throu

On December 11, Onchain Lens data reveals a whale staked 25,000 ETH worth $79.48 million. The same whale withdrew this ETH from Kraken one month earlier, when the tokens were valued at $84.81 million.

On December 11, Nasdaq-listed firm Lion Group announced it has invested $8 million to purchase 88.49 Bitcoins. The company also disclosed that as of that date, its crypto holdings include 194,727 HYPE tokens and 10,820 SOL tokens.